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Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World
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1–2 minutesColor Tour
Read More →: Color TourThe color in northern Michigan is near or at the peak, depending on where you are looking. We have taken a couple drives the last couple days to see the color and were not disappointed. Along the way we stopped…
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1–2 minutesDahlia Hill Society of Midland
Read More →: Dahlia Hill Society of MidlandA couple weeks ago, we visited Midland and the Dahlia Hill Society. WOW! What a display of dahlias. All kinds of dahlias. Amazing colors and textures. I didn’t realize that dahlias came in so many forms. I took LOTS of…
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1–2 minutesColor, Reflections, and Things that Fly
Read More →: Color, Reflections, and Things that FlyFinally got back on the lake this morning after a long absence. The lake was very flat making for some interesting reflections and easy kayaking. I’ll start with color. Yes, the color is starting to change up here. Not very…
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1–2 minutesCalm Waters
Read More →: Calm WatersWe went for an evening paddle yesterday with a good friend. She hadn’t been out in a couple weeks and, actually, neither had we. The breeze was dying down and the water was getting calmer. A great evening for a…
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1–2 minutesTART Trail to Suttons Bay
Read More →: TART Trail to Suttons BayWhat a beautiful morning for a bike ride along the TART trail to Suttons Bay! The TART trail starts in Traverse City, but we chose a trail head closer to Suttons Bay, at Fouch Rd, only 11 miles each way. …
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1–2 minutesPerseids Meteor Shower
Read More →: Perseids Meteor ShowerRose and I went in search of the meteor shower last night. We went to the Interlochen State Park boat launch on Green Lake and sat on the dock. We had moderate success. We saw about 5 in an hour. …
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1–2 minutesBohemian Lavender Farm
Read More →: Bohemian Lavender FarmIt was a lovely day to visit the Bohemian Lavender Farm just outside Maple City. The farm is off Shimek Rd, down a dirt drive to the barn. It was a lovely setting for lavender. The French lavender was in…
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1–2 minutesA Lovely Morning Paddle
Read More →: A Lovely Morning PaddleWe headed out to the lake last weekend with a couple friends from OCC. Neither had been out yet this year, so it was great they joined us. Here are some of the things we saw. A pair of ducks…
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1–2 minutesQuiet Morning on the Lake
Read More →: Quiet Morning on the LakeWe’ve been away for a couple weeks. We finally got out on the lake yesterday morning and found it to be very quiet. Gone were all the boats of the holiday weekend, but gone, too, was much wildlife. It was…
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1–2 minutesTreat Farm Trail – Sleeping Bear Dunes
Read More →: Treat Farm Trail – Sleeping Bear DunesThe Treat Farm Trail is not one of the highly publicized trails in Sleeping Bear Dunes, but one of my favorites. The link above takes you to the SBD site describing the trail. At the trail head, there is another…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
